- Date
- June 29, 1983, 21:30 local (Jun 30, 1983, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Elk City, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N93624Ercoupe 415-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830629074349A
- Case key
- 20957
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft landed short of the rwy during a night landing following a x-country. The plt stated that he was on the approach to land and attempted to add power. The engine sputtered without an increase in power. The acft touched down 5 ft short of the rwy collapsing the nose gear. In checking the fuel after the accident the plt found water in the fuel. He had refueled about one hour prior to the accident. Acft serviced at the same facility before and after the accident acft experienced no power losses.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93624
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 947
- Airframe hours
- 2,398
- Engine
- Continental A75, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Don D. Tompkins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 20, 1983
- Departed
- GAG · Gage, OK
- Airport
- ELK · Elk City, runway 17, 4,425 × 75 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 224 total · 224 in this make and model · 122 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N93624 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.